Saturn 2008 Outlook User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats .............................................. 1-12
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-18
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-39
Airbag System ......................................... 1-64
Restraint System Check ............................ 1-80
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys ........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10
Windows ................................................. 2-18
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-21
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-25
Mirrors .................................................... 2-39
Object Detection Systems .......................... 2-44
OnStar
®
System ...................................... 2-47
Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-50
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-55
Sunroof .................................................. 2-60
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-23
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-37
Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-54
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-82
Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ....... 4-2
Towing ................................................... 4-27
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Service ..................................................... 5-3
Fuel ......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-11
All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-43
Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-44
Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-48
Tires ...................................................... 5-49
Appearance Care ................................... 5-100
Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-109
Electrical System .................................... 5-110
Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-120
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-15
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-18
Index ................................................................ 1
2008 Saturn OUTLOOK Owner Manual M

SATURN, the SATURN Emblem, and the name
OUTLOOK are registered trademarks of Saturn
Corporation. GENERAL MOTORS and GM are
registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. Saturn reserves the right to make
changes after that time without further notice.
This manual describes features that may or may not be
on your specific vehicle.
Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be obtained
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Using this Manual
Read this owner manual from beginning to end to learn
about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures
and words work together to explain things.
Index
To quickly locate information about the vehicle use the
Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical
list of what is in the manual and the page number where
it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this book.
A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about
things that could hurt you or others if you were to
ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid
or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions.
A circle with a slash
through it is a safety
symbol which means
“Do Not,” “Do Not do this”
or “Do Not let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Notices are also used in this manual.
Notice: These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage the
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered
by the vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly.
The notice tells what to do to help avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different
words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specific component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.
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Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-3
Power Seats ..................................................1-3
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-4
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-5
Heated Seats .................................................1-5
Memory Seat and Mirrors ................................1-6
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-8
Head Restraints ............................................1-11
Rear Seats .....................................................1-12
Rear Seat Operation .....................................1-12
Third Row Seats ...........................................1-14
Safety Belts ...................................................1-18
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-23
Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-38
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-38
Child Restraints .............................................1-39
Older Children ..............................................1-39
Infants and Young Children ............................1-42
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-45
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-48
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) ..................................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-57
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ............................1-60
Airbag System ...............................................1-64
Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-66
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-69
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-71
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-71
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? .........................................1-72
Passenger Sensing System ............................1-73
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-78
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle ....................................................1-78
Restraint System Check ..................................1-80
Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-80
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-81
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-1

Front Seats
Manual Seats
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push a pedal
when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
A. Manual Seat Adjustment Bar.
B. Driver Seat Height Adjuster. See Seat Height
Adjuster on page 1-3.
C. Manual Reclining Seatback Lever. See Reclining
Seatbacks on page 1-8.
1-2

If your vehicle has a manual bucket seat you can adjust
the seat forward or rearward with the bar located
under the front of the seat cushion.
Lift the bar to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where
you want it and release the bar. Try to move the
seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked
in place.
Seat Height Adjuster
If your vehicle has a manual driver seat height adjuster,
it is located on the outboard side of the seat. See Manual
Seats on page 1-2 for more information. To raise the
seat, move the lever upward repeatedly until the seat is
at the desired height. To lower the seat, move the lever
downward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired
height.
Power Seats
A. Power Seat Adjustment Control.
B. Power Reclining Seatback Control. See Reclining
Seatbacks on page 1-8.
C. Power Lumbar Control. See Power Lumbar on
page 1-5.
If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to
operate them are located on the outboard side of the
seats.
Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control,
Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
1-3

Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
Your vehicle may have additional features to adjust your
vehicle’s power seat:
•Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire
control up or down.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by
moving the rear of the control up or down.
Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows
seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory
Seat and Mirrors on page 1-6 for more information.
Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, the handle is
located on the inboard
side of the seatback.
See Manual Seats
on page 1-2 for more
information.
Turn the handle rearward to decrease lumbar support.
Turn the handle forward to increase lumbar support.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes,
as it may during long trips, so should the position of
your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
1-4

Power Lumbar
If the seats have power lumbar, the controls used to
operate this feature are located on the outboard side
of the seats. See Power Seats on page 1-3 for
more information.
•To increase lumbar support, press and hold the
front of the control.
•To decrease lumbar support, press and hold the
rear of the control.
•To raise the height of the lumbar support, press
and hold the top of the control.
•To lower the height of the lumbar support, press
and hold the bottom of the control.
Release the control when the lower seatback reaches
the desired level of lumbar support.
You may need to adjust the lumbar support whenever
you change your seating position.
Heated Seats
On vehicles with heated front seats the controls are
located on the center console. To operate the heated
seats the engine must be running.
I(Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn on the
heated seatback.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this button to
turn on the heated seat and seatback.
The light on the button will come on to indicate that the
feature is working. Press the button to cycle through
the temperature settings of high, medium, and low and
to turn the heat to the seat off. Indicator lights above
the button will show the level of heat selected: three
for high, two for medium, and one for low.
1-5

The passenger seat may take longer to heat up.
If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started
using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the front
heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is
cold outside. See “Remote Vehicle Start” under Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2-5.
When the key is inserted into the ignition and the ignition
is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn
the heated seat feature back on, press the desired
button.
Memory Seat and Mirrors
Your vehicle may have the memory package.
The controls for this feature are located on the driver’s
door panel, and are used to program and recall memory
settings for the driver’s seat and outside mirrors.
1-6

To save your positions in memory, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback
recliner and lumbar and both outside mirrors to
a comfortable position.
See Outside Power Mirrors on page 2-41 for more
information.
Not all mirrors will have the ability to save and
recall the mirror positions.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let you
know that the position has been stored.
A second seating and mirror position can be
programmed by repeating the above steps and
pressing button 2.
To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be in
PARK (P). Press and release either button 1 or button 2
corresponding to the desired driving position. The
seat and outside mirrors will move to the position
previously stored. You will hear a single beep.
Using the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter to
enter your vehicle with the remote recall memory feature
on causes automatic seat and mirror adjustment. There is
no adjustment when the position has not been changed
by another seating position or the easy exit feature.
See “MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 3-74 for
more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at any
time, press one of the power seat controls, memory
buttons, or power mirror buttons.
If something has blocked the driver’s seat while recalling
a memory position, the driver’s seat recall may stop
working. If this happens, press the appropriate control for
the area that is not recalling for two seconds, after the
obstruction is removed. Then try recalling the memory
position again by pressing the appropriate memory
button. If the memory position is still not being recalled,
see your dealer/retailer for service.
1-7

Easy Exit Seat
The control for this feature is located on the driver’s
door panel between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can be
recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear
a single beep. The driver’s seat will move back.
If the easy exit seat feature is on in the Driver
Information Center (DIC), automatic seat movement
will occur when the key is removed from the ignition.
See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under DIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 3-74
for more information.
Further programming for the memory seat feature can
be done using the DIC. You can select or cancel
the following:
•The automatic easy exit seat feature.
•The remote memory seat recall feature.
For programming information, see DIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 3-74.
Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push a pedal
when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
1-8

{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
In vehicles with seats that have manual reclining
seatbacks, the lever used to operate them is located
on the outboard side of the seat.
To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
To return the seatback to an upright position, do the
following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback and the seatback will return to the upright
position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
1-9

Power Reclining Seatbacks
In vehicles with seats that have power reclining
seatbacks, the control used to recline them is located
on the outboard side of the seat behind the power seat
control. See Power Seats on page 1-3 for more
information.
•To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control
rearward.
•To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the
control forward.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it
will not be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash,
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
1-10

Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s
head. This position reduces the chance of a neck
injury in a crash.
Pull the head restraint up
to raise it. To lower the
head restraint, press the
release button, located on
the head restraint post on
the top of the seatback,
while you push the head
restraint down.
1-11

Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
A. Seat Adjustment Handle.
B. Reclining Seatback Strap.
C. Sliding Seat Lever.
Entering and Exiting the Third Row
{CAUTION:
Using the third row seating position while the
second row is folded, or folded and tumbled,
could cause injury in a sudden stop or crash.
Be sure to return the seat to the passenger
seating position. Push and pull on the seat
to make sure it is locked into place.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts
still fastened may cause damage to the seat or
the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts
and return them to their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
1-12

To access the third row:
1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or on the
second row seat, or in the seat tracks on the floor.
2. Move the front center console armrest completely
forward. See Center Console Storage on page 2-56
3. Place folding armrests in the upright position.
4. The safety belt must be unfastened and in the
stowed position.
5. Pull the sliding seat lever (C) forward and move the
seatback forward. The seat cushion will fold, and
the entire seat will slide forward.
Returning the Seat to the Seating
Position
To return the second row seat to its normal seating
position:
1. Remove objects on the floor behind the second row
seat, or in the seat tracks on the floor.
2. Pull the seatback rearward until it is locked in place.
3. Slide the seat rearward by pushing on the
seatback until it is locked into place.
4. Push down on the rear of the seat cushion until it is
locked in place.
5. Push and pull on the seatback and seat cushion to
make sure they are locked in place
6. Check that the safety belt is not under the seat
cushion.
Reclining the Seatbacks
To recline the seatback:
1. Leaning forward in the seat, pull the reclining
seatback strap (B).
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the strap to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
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Folding the Rear Seat
To fold the second row seats:
1. Remove anything on or under the seat.
2. Place the armrest in the upright position, and
unfasten the safety belt.
3. Pull forward on the reclining seatback strap (B) and
push down on the seatback.
4. If the headrest hits the front seat, slide the second
row seat rearward.
To return the seatback to the seating position, lift the
upper corner of the seatback and push it rearward until
it locks into place. Push and pull on the seatback to
make sure it is locked.
Adjusting the Seats
To adjust the second row seats, pull outward on the
seat adjustment handle (A). Slide the seat forward or
rearward to the desired position. Release the handle
and push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked.
Third Row Seats
{CAUTION:
Using the third row seating position while the
second row is folded, or pushed forward in the
entry position, could cause injury in a sudden
stop or crash. Be sure to return the seat to the
passenger seating position. Push and pull on
the seat to make sure it is locked into place.
The third row seats can be folded forward or removed.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts
still fastened may cause damage to the seat or
the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts
and return them to their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
1-14

To fold the seatback:
1. Remove anything on or under the seat.
2. Disconnect the rear safety belt mini-latch, using
a key in the slot on the mini-buckle, let the belt
retract into the headliner. Stow the mini-latch in
the holder located in the headliner.
3. Pull up on the release
lever located on the
back of the seat.
The headrest moves
forward automatically.
4. Push the seatback forward to lay flat.
1-15

To return the seatback to the seating position:
1. Raise the seatback into place by using the pullstrap
from the rear of the vehicle, or by pushing it into
place from inside the vehicle.
2. The headrest must be locked into place before
sitting in the seat.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked in place.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted will not provide
the protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check
to be sure that the safety belts are properly
routed and attached, and are not twisted.
4. Reconnect the center safety belt mini-latch to the
mini-buckle. Do not let it twist.
5. Pull on the safety belt to be sure the mini-latch is
secure.
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